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Macro Pictures & Video of a Mantis Feeding


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#1 Offline AntPhycho - Posted October 9 2019 - 9:29 PM

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Fed a female mantis a mealworm. Exoskeleton and all. Although a little out of focus due to movement, I think I got some nice shots with the macro lens.

 

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Video of Feeding Here:

https://www.youtube....h?v=n6GRISlbbCc


Edited by AntPhycho, October 9 2019 - 9:30 PM.

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#2 Offline FSTP - Posted October 9 2019 - 9:54 PM

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It is eating that mealworm. Now they can't be friends.



#3 Offline AntPhycho - Posted October 9 2019 - 10:14 PM

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It is eating that mealworm. Now they can't be friends.

Unfortunately... Peace was never an option.


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Founding (for myself):                                                                                       My Shop

Solenopsis invicta experiments...                                                                     California

                                                                                                                     Ants & Formicaria

                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                       

                                              

                                                  

 

 

 


#4 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 10 2019 - 5:45 AM

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It is eating that mealworm. Now they can't be friends.

Unfortunately... Peace was never an option.

 

And the mealworm never stood a chance. It had more of a chance against a mature fire ant colony than it did a female mantis. Those are brutal.


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